شرشير

Arabic

Etymology

From the bright blue-grey cap of a male شُرْشُور (šuršūr, chaffinch), likely applied to this bird by semantic comparison to English teal. Alternatively, for its similar largely granivorous diet in winter seasons comparable to the notable habit of chaffinches; see شُرْشُور (šuršūr).

Noun

شَرْشِير (šaršīr) m

  1. blue-winged teal, Anas discors
  2. common teal, Anas crecca
    Synonym: حَذَف شَتَوِيّ (ḥaḏaf šatawiyy)

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References

  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), شرشير”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 645
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